Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many outstanding Personal Independence Payment claims there were at the start of the cost of living payment rollout on 20 September 2022.

On 20^th September 2022 there were around 264,000 Personal Independence Payment (PIP) new claims outstanding that had not had an initial decision. This data includes claimants who registered their claim on or before 25^th May 2022 and who may be entitled to a Disability Cost of Living Payment subject to their PIP decision and those who registered their claim after 25^th May 2022 and would therefore not be eligible for such a payment.

Notes:

Source: PIP Atomic Data Store

• This is unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.
• This data includes claimants waiting for an initial decision on their claim only, and does not include any claimants that have received an initial decision and are awaiting the outcome of any outstanding mandatory reconsiderations or appeals
• Figures have been rounded to the nearest 1,000
• Data covers Great Britain only